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Cheers to @Thomas_Belgium for his contributions to the images and sources for this one
Introduction
The Alvis Stormer finds its roots in the British CVR(T) programme as a larger, more capable derivative intended to carry heavier payloads while retaining the family’s famed mobility and reliability. Its origins can be traced to a modified Scorpion prototype, which was cut and lengthened to accommodate an additional road wheel. The Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment (MVEE) developed this concept further, with a prototype demonstrated in 1978 as the FV4333. Alvis acquired the manufacturing and marketing rights in 1980, and in 1981 the vehicle was redesignated Stormer. Production began in 1982, while Malaysia became the first major customer with an order for 25 APCs. Throughout the 1980s, Stormer was increasingly used as a flexible development platform: it formed the basis of proposed Alvis Sagitar and Low Profile Experimental Vehicle concepts, was considered for the Future Family of Light Armoured Vehicles (FFLAV), and was adapted for air defence, reconnaissance, command, and other roles.
The design’s adaptability became particularly important from the late 1980s onwards. Stormer prototypes and derivatives explored roles ranging from the Stormer 90 and Stormer 30 to air defence and advanced reconnaissance. The British Army eventually adopted the Stormer HVM, integrating the Starstreak missile system, which entered service in the late 1990s and saw operational deployment in conflicts such as Iraq. More than 220 Stormers were ultimately produced, demonstrating the longevity of a design that began as a stretched CVR(T) derivative in the 1970s and evolved into a versatile tracked platform capable of supporting a remarkably broad range of military roles.
One such experimental variant of the Alvis Stormer saw it fitted with the C25 turret, a two-man, fully stabilised 25 mm turret developed jointly by Cockerill and Oerlikon-Contraves, combining the latter’s 25 mm KBB cannon with a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun and an integrated fire-control and sighting system. Designed for installation on a range of armoured vehicles, including the SIBMAS, M113, Valkyr and Warrior, the C25 provided accurate fire on the move against both moving ground targets and low-flying aircraft. Its electromechanical drive provided 360° traverse and -10° to +60° elevation, while turret- and vehicle-mounted gyros provided stabilisation. The KBB cannon also achieved a significantly higher fire rate than contemporaries like the Bushmaster, with a maximum RPM of 800.
In-game, depending on ammunition availability, the Stormer C25 could provide Britain with either an early, cannon-only IFV, or alternatively, a turreted SPAA to partially alleviate the currently huge 5.3 - 8.3 SPAA gap in the tree.
Specifications
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Chassis
Turret
Images
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I’m only aware of a single image of the Stormer C25 - if anyone knows of any others please feel free to share them here !
Sources
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C25 Turret Brochure - cheers to @Thomas_Belgium for sending this one over
